Chilliwack | |
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| City of Chilliwack | |
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| Nickname: The Wack | |
| Motto: "Cor Viride Provinciae" (Latin) "The Green Heart of the Province" | |
 Location of Chilliwack within theFraser Valley | |
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| Coordinates:49°10′16″N121°57′9″W / 49.17111°N 121.95250°W /49.17111; -121.95250 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Fraser Valley |
| Settled | c. 3,000 BCE |
| Incorporated | 1873; 152 years ago (1873) |
| Amalgamated | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Popove |
| • Governing body | Chilliwack City Council |
| Area | |
• City | 261.34 km2 (100.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 93,203 |
| • Density | 356.6/km2 (924/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 113,767 |
| • Metro density | 78.8/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 604,778,236,672 |
| Highways |  Highway 1 (TCH) Highway 9 |
| Waterways | Chilliwack River,Vedder River,Fraser River,Hope River |
| Website | www |
Chilliwack (/ˈtʃɪləwæk/CHIL-ə-wak) is a city with a population of about 100,000 people and an area of 261 km2 (100 sq mi) in the Canadian province ofBritish Columbia. It is located about 100 km (62 mi) east of theCity of Vancouver in theFraser Valley. Theenumerated population is 93,203 in the city and 113,767 in the greatermetropolitan area.
About two-thirds of city land is protected as part of theAgricultural Land Reserve, and agriculture accounts for about 30 percent of the local economy. The city is bounded on the north side by theFraser River, and on the south side by theVedder River andCanada–United States border, and is surrounded by tall mountain peaks, such asMount Cheam andSlesse Mountain.
InHalq'eméylem, the language of theStó:lō communities around Chilliwack and Sardis,Tcil'Qe'uk means "valley of many streams".[1] It also lends its name to theChilliwack River, and group of aboriginal people, theTs'elxwéyeqw (also speltTs'elxwíqw orSts'elxwíqw).[2] The spelling of Chilliwack is sometimes a matter of confusion. Prior to the amalgamation of the City of Chilliwack and the Municipality of Chilliwhack, there were two different spellings. When amalgamated, the current spelling of the city was adopted.[3] Anglicized spellings include "Chilliwhyeuk" and other versions closer to the original Halq'eméylem.
The archeological record shows evidence ofStó:lō people in the Fraser Valley, orS'ólh Téméxw, 10,000 years ago. Permanent structures in the Chilliwack area date from around 5,000 years ago.[4] It is estimated that at the time of thefirst contact withEuropeans, there were as many as 40,000 people living within Stó:lō territory.
In the mid-nineteenth century, thousands of gold miners transited the areaen route to thegoldfields of the upperFraser River. By the mid-1860s, settlers had established farms around Codville's Landing, Miller's Landing, Minto Landing, Sumas Landing, and Chilliwack Landing along the Fraser River.
On April 26, 1873, the "Corporation of the Township of Chilliwhack" (note the variant spelling) became the third municipality incorporated by theProvince of British Columbia. The town centre at the time was concentrated at Chilliwack Landing along theFraser River.[5] Steamboats were the main mode of transportation, carrying goods and passengers between Chilliwhack andNew Westminster. After the construction of theCanadian Pacific Railway in 1885, many residents began to cross theFraser River at Minto Landing to ride the train fromHarrison Mills.[6][7]
In 1881, with little room for expansion and the threat of floods constantly looming, the town centre was moved south to "Five Corners" at the junction of the New Westminster-Yale Wagon Road, Wellington Avenue and Young Road. This subdivision was initially named "Centreville", but later was renamed "Chilliwack", as it was more commonly referred to by locals in 1887. The area would experience catastrophic flooding in1894, 1935,1948 and2021.[8][9]
On April 20, 1891, Richard Plunkett Cooke, George de Wolf, and Walter E. Graveley established the Chilliwhack Railway Company.[10]
On February 20, 1908, the area that was then known asChilliwack, i.e., the subdivision within the greaterChilliwhack Township, was proclaimed as theCity of Chilliwack by letters patent issued by the provincial government under theChilliwack City Incorporation Act. TheCity of Chilliwack and theTownship of Chilliwhack co-existed as separately administered municipalities until 1980.[11]
On October 4, 1910, theBritish Columbia Electric Railway began operating regularly scheduled passenger service on the New Westminster–Chilliwack Interurban Line.[12]
In 1941,Camp Chilliwack was established following Canada's entry into theSecond World War in 1939. After the outbreak of thePacific War, the camp was expanded to garrisonCanadian Army units for the defence of Canada's West Coast. It continued to be used as a permanent training facility andarmy garrison during theCold War. Following the unification of theCanadian Armed Forces in 1968, the base was renamedCanadian Forces Base Chilliwack (CFB Chilliwack). The base housed the following units:
On January 1, 1980, theTownship of Chilliwhack and theCity of Chilliwack amalgamated to form a single municipality styled theDistrict of Chilliwack, following the passage of referendae in both municipalities.[13] On July 16, 1999, theDistrict of Chilliwack, once again, was renamed theCity of Chilliwack.[14] To the present day, locals idiosyncratically use the same name to refer to the city as a whole, and to the old city centre. It is also the name of the greater metropolitan area encompassing adjacent sovereign indigenous nations, municipalities, and unincorporated areas.
In 1997, following the end of theCold War a few years earlier,CFB Chilliwack closed. Its training facilities were converted into theCanada Education Park, a campus for multiple institutions, including theJustice Institute of British Columbia, theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police, theUniversity of the Fraser Valley, and the Western Area Training Centre (WATC). Today it also houses supply depots for the39 Canadian Brigade Group of theCanadian Army and theRoyal Canadian Army Cadets. The old quartermaster warehouse became the Canadian Military Education Centre Museum.[15]
Chilliwack is located in the UpperFraser Valley, 100 kilometres (60 mi) east ofVancouver on theTrans-Canada Highway. The city is bounded on the north by theFraser River, and on the south by the Canada-United States border.
Chilliwack is surrounded by tall mountain peaks, such asMount Cheam andSlesse Mountain, and large rivers (theFraser andVedder).
The ChilliwackBatholith forms much of theNorth Cascades in southwesternBritish Columbia, Canada and the U.S. state ofWashington. The geological structure is primarily named after the City of Chilliwack, where it is the most notable geological feature.
The Chilliwack Batholith is part of thePemberton Volcanic Belt and is the largest mass of exposed intrusive rock in theCascade Volcanic Arc. The age of the Chilliwack batholith ranges from 26 to 29 million years old.
In 2013,Maclean's reported that, with an average annual temperature of 10.5 °C (50.9 °F), Chilliwack is the warmest city in Canada.[16]
The city is made up of several amalgamated villages and communities. The urban core follows a north–south axis bisected by theTrans-Canada Highway. The city is bounded in the north by theFraser River, in the east by the Eastern Hillsides, in the south by theCanada–US border, and in the west by theVedder Canal. With 939 farms on approximately 17,322 hectares (42,800 acres) of dedicated farmland, farming remains an important part of the Chilliwack landscape.[17]
Also referred to as "Chilliwack Proper Village West", the north side covers the area from theTrans-Canada Highway in the south, to theFraser River in the north, and includes the communities of Camp River, Chilliwack Mountain, Downtown Chilliwack, East Chilliwack,Fairfield Island,Rosedale andPopkum. Downtown Chilliwack is the historical urban centre of the city. Several cultural attractions, such as theChilliwack Coliseum,Chilliwack Cultural Centre, The Book Man and the Eagle Landing Shopping Centre are located there, as well as key government buildings, such as city hall,FVRD offices, and theProvincial Court of British Columbia.
The south side includes the communities ofAtchelitz,Cultus Lake Park,Greendale, Promontory Heights,Ryder Lake,Sardis, Vedder Crossing, Garrison Crossing andYarrow.Sardis is the urban core of the south side and is a popular shopping destination.
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Chilliwack has an active rock music scene, initially centering mostly around young ska and punk rock bands. The modern scene has expanded to genres including metal, grunge, pop punk, emo, and shoegaze. Bands originating in Chilliwack include:These Kids Wear Crowns,Mystery Machine, andThe Darkest of the Hillside Thickets.
Chilliwack also has a thriving classical music community, featuring the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra and the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra.
The drumline fromSardis Secondary School played at several venues during the2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Chilliwack also offers many other community events and classes throughout the year. The Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association is hosting music in Central Park on Saturdays for the month of August 2022.
Despite their name, the bandChilliwack was actually formed, and is based, in nearby Vancouver.
TheChilliwack Cultural Centre is a performing arts venue located in downtown Chilliwack. The building is home to the Chilliwack Players' Guild (the resident theatre company), as well as the Chilliwack Academy of Music.
The UFV Theatre is a 206-seatthrust stage venue formerly belonging to theUniversity of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Theatre Department. Until 2017, UFV produced three or four mainstage shows each year, as well as the annual Directors' Festival, which featured student directors and performers fromUFV,Capilano University,Thompson Rivers University,University of Victoria,UBC andDouglas College.[18] As of 2021, the theatre is part of the Imagine High public high school.[19]
The Chilliwack School of Performing Arts provides pre-professional training in acting, singing and dancing to children ages 3–18 at their downtown location. The mainstage show performs a two-week run every January at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, and a Spring Festival featuring performances from many age groups in late May. Programs at the Chilliwack Performing Arts can be registered for at.[20] Many different programs are available, including a Junior Musical Theatre and Summer Break Camps.
The Chilliwack Mural Festival occurs annually. Co-founded and directed by Amber Price and Lise Oakley, their volunteer team has curated and directed the installation of over three dozen works of large scale original art in Historic Downtown Chilliwack.
Murals by Canadian Artists Emmanuel Jarus,[21] Jason Botkin[22] and Chris Perez[23] can be found along with other public art via theChilliwack Public Art Trail.
Annual events and festivals include:
Chilliwack Times published its final edition on December 28, 2016.[30]
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| Team | League | Sport | Venue | Established |
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| Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | Ice hockey | Chilliwack Coliseum | 2011 |
| Chilliwack Jets | PJHL | Ice hockey | Sardis Sports Complex | 2020 |
| Valley Huskers | CJFL | Football | Exhibition Stadium | 1999 |
| Chilliwack Crusaders RFC | Third Division | Rugby union | Yarrow Sports Field | 2012 |
Chilliwack is home to twoJunior ice hockey clubs. TheChilliwack Chiefs of the independentBritish Columbia Hockey League plays its home games at theChilliwack Coliseum. TheChilliwack Jets of thePacific Junior Hockey League plays its home games at theSardis Ice Complex.[31] The Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association was founded in 1958 with the opening of the original Chilliwack Coliseum.[32] TheWestern Hockey League announced that it planned to establish an expansion franchise in Chilliwack in2026.[33]
TheCanadian Junior Football League club theValley Huskers plays its home games at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack.
The climate is typicaloceanic (Köppen:Cfb) but with some influence of the land mass being some distance from the sea, similar toOrléans, France (although the former has a precipitation more than twice as long and with a tendency towards the Mediterranean pattern).[34][35][36] Chilliwack's mild climate with limited extremes provides excellent growing conditions for a wide variety of crops and agricultural products. In fact, when averaged from 1981 to 2010, Chilliwack had one of the warmest mean temperatures for any city in Canada.[37]
The highest temperature recorded within the city of Chilliwack is 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) on June 28, 2021,[38] which was set during the2021 Western North America Heat wave, beating the old mark of 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) recorded on July 21, 2006.[39] The lowest recorded temperature was −21.7 °C (−7.1 °F) on December 27, 1968.[39] Precipitation falls mostly as rain, with snow limited to the surrounding mountains, except for two or three weeks per year generally in December or January whenarctic outflow occurs. In 2013,Maclean's wrongly reported that with an average annual temperature of 10.5 °C (50.9 °F), Chilliwack is the warmest city in Canada.[16] The actual warmest city in Canada isVictoria, with an average annual temperature of 11.2 °C (52.2 °F).[39] Chilliwack enjoys some of the warmest average high temperatures in Canada, with 15.5 °C (59.9 °F) being the yearly average high.
Chilliwack receives nearly the same number of days of precipitation (184.6 days at greater than 0.2 mm) as comparable local communities nearer Vancouver such as Maple Ridge (185.8 days) and the City of Mission (186.0 days) (Environment Canada Statistics). Summers in Chilliwack are usually sunny and warm, with long days (light out until well after 10 pm in June with dusk that lasts for hours) and with occasional stretches of heat where temperatures rise above 30 °C (86 °F).
Due to its location at the eastern end of the Fraser Valley, there has been some debate about preserving Chilliwack's air quality. However, the 2011 World Health Organization's study of air quality shows that Chilliwack enjoys air quality among the best in the world. For PM10 (10 μm) sizeparticulates, Canada averaged third best in the world (along with Australia) at an average of 13 micrograms per cubic metre. The City of Chilliwack and the Greater Vancouver Regional District were tied at a low 8.0 MPCM. For smaller particulate of 2.5 μm size (PM2.5), "the City of Chilliwack averaged 4.9 micrograms per cubic metre.Vancouver also had 4.9,Calgary had 5.6,Winnipeg had 5.6,Toronto had 7.9,Montreal had 11.2 andSarnia had 12.7."
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 43.7 (110.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.5 (97.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 43.7 (110.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | 10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 3.1 (37.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −16.7 (1.9) | −14.4 (6.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | 1.1 (34.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | −2.8 (27.0) | −7.2 (19.0) | −14.4 (6.1) | −21.7 (−7.1) | −21.7 (−7.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 233.5 (9.19) | 125.8 (4.95) | 154.7 (6.09) | 116.3 (4.58) | 93.1 (3.67) | 91.7 (3.61) | 48.1 (1.89) | 56.7 (2.23) | 75.2 (2.96) | 178.5 (7.03) | 283.8 (11.17) | 210.1 (8.27) | 1,667.5 (65.65) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 206.9 (8.15) | 114.7 (4.52) | 143.7 (5.66) | 115.2 (4.54) | 93.1 (3.67) | 91.7 (3.61) | 48.1 (1.89) | 56.7 (2.23) | 75.2 (2.96) | 178.4 (7.02) | 272.7 (10.74) | 185.8 (7.31) | 1,582.2 (62.29) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 26.6 (10.5) | 11.2 (4.4) | 11.0 (4.3) | 1.1 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 11.2 (4.4) | 24.3 (9.6) | 85.3 (33.6) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 20.6 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 17.1 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 189.9 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 18.6 | 14.6 | 19.2 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 18.4 | 183.8 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 16.8 |
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According to the2021 census, the ChilliwackCensus Metropolitan Area (CMA) has a population of113,767 living in44,365 of its46,708 total private dwellings, a change of12.1% from its 2016 population of101,512. With a land area of 1,444.02 km2 (557.54 sq mi), it has a population density of78.8/km2 (204.1/sq mi).[43]
According to the2021 census, the City of Chilliwack has a population of 93,203 living in 35,758 of its 37,124 total private dwellings, a change of11.2% from its 2016 population of 83,788. With a land area of 261.34 km2 (100.90 sq mi), it has a population density of356.6/km2 (923.7/sq mi).[44]
| Panethnic group | 2021[45] | 2016[46] | 2011[47] | 2006[48] | 2001[49] | |||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 73,865 | 80.3% | 69,810 | 84.92% | 67,210 | 87.37% | 62,205 | 90.59% | 57,020 | 91.52% |
| Indigenous | 7,255 | 7.89% | 6,585 | 8.01% | 6,030 | 7.84% | 3,400 | 4.95% | 2,550 | 4.09% |
| South Asian | 3,025 | 3.29% | 1,260 | 1.53% | 715 | 0.93% | 555 | 0.81% | 465 | 0.75% |
| Southeast Asian[b] | 2,425 | 2.64% | 1,250 | 1.52% | 855 | 1.11% | 340 | 0.5% | 580 | 0.93% |
| East Asian[c] | 2,215 | 2.41% | 1,580 | 1.92% | 1,100 | 1.43% | 1,070 | 1.56% | 910 | 1.46% |
| Latin American | 1,015 | 1.1% | 500 | 0.61% | 370 | 0.48% | 475 | 0.69% | 295 | 0.47% |
| African | 1,005 | 1.09% | 685 | 0.83% | 325 | 0.42% | 250 | 0.36% | 270 | 0.43% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 510 | 0.55% | 200 | 0.24% | 75 | 0.1% | 110 | 0.16% | 65 | 0.1% |
| Other[e] | 675 | 0.73% | 345 | 0.42% | 245 | 0.32% | 260 | 0.38% | 150 | 0.24% |
| Total responses | 91,985 | 98.69% | 82,210 | 98.12% | 76,930 | 98.71% | 68,670 | 99.21% | 62,300 | 99% |
| Total population | 93,203 | 100% | 83,788 | 100% | 77,936 | 100% | 69,217 | 100% | 62,927 | 100% |
According to the2021 census, religious groups in Chilliwack included:[45]
Chilliwack is part of theLower Mainland-Southwest economic region. Chilliwack's service and retail sectors account for approximately 50% of GDP. Other growing industries include manufacturing accounting for 13%, construction at 8% and agriculture and forestry at 5% of Chilliwack's GDP.[50]
| Industry | Est. % of GDP |
|---|---|
| Agriculture &Forestry | 5% |
| Construction | 8% |
| Education | 6% |
| Finance, Insurance &Real Estate | 11% |
| Health | 6% |
| Manufacturing | 13% |
| Public Administration | 9% |
| Retail/Wholesale Trade | 12% |
| Technology | 6% |
| Tourism | 9% |
| Other | 15% |
Vancouver International Airport is located about 113 km (70 mi) from downtown Chilliwack and has non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, and Mexico, and other airports within Canada.Abbotsford International Airport is located about 42 km (26 mi) west of Downtown Chilliwack and offers scheduled service to Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Victoria, where passengers can connect to anywhere.
Chilliwack Airport is a small regional airport located in Downtown Chilliwack. It has 1,219 m (3,999 ft) of paved and lit runway that includes a parallel taxiway. Approximately 70% of the estimated 60,000 annual air traffic movements are itinerant traffic that consists of both pilot training and recreational flights from all around BC and south of the border.
There are 673 km (418 mi) ofactive transportation throughout the city, the mostper capita of any municipality in theLower Mainland.[51]
Afour-lane to six-lane expressway fromHorseshoe Bay toHope runs through Chilliwack on theLower Mainland section of theTrans-Canada Highway.
TheAgassiz-Rosedale Highway is a north–south route in the eastern part of Chilliwack that acts as the last connection between Highways1 and7 eastbound beforeHope, and is the main access to the resort village ofHarrison Hot Springs. The highway first opened in 1953, originally going between Yale Road inRosedale and Highway 7, with a ferry across the Fraser River. A bridge replaced the ferry in 1956. When the section of Highway 1 east of Chilliwack opened in 1961, Highway 9 was extended south to a junction with the new Highway 1 alignment, which replaced Yale Road as the main route between Chilliwack and Hope.
Chilliwack Transit System consists of a fleet of 9 buses that operate along regularly scheduled routes throughout the metropolitan area. The 51 bus runs along the central Yale / Vedder artery providing transit to and between Downtown Chilliwack and UFV. Cottonwood mall acts as a central location for the bus lines that stray off from the main artery of Chilliwack. These busses include 57/58 from Broadway to Tyson, and 52/54 from Downtown Chilliwack to Promontory.
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Chilliwack historically was served by theBritish Columbia Electric Railway New Westminster–Chilliwack interurban line. The company announced its "Rails-to-Rubber" conversion programme in 1944, and the Chilliwack line ceased service in 1950.[52]
Chilliwack is served byVia Rail'sThe Canadian as aflag stop.[53] The town is only served by westbound trains towardsVancouver. Eastbound trains call atAgassiz, British Columbia along theCPR tracks, on the other side of theFraser River. This split in service betweenVancouver andAshcroft is due to CN and CPR utilizingdirectional running through theThompson- andFraser Canyon.
In 2019, the South Fraser Community Rail Society was launched by former BC premierBill Vander Zalm and former mayor ofLangley Township Rick Green, to resurrect passenger service using the formerBCER right-of-way. The proposed light-rail line would be 103 km (64 miles) long.[54][55]
Canada Education Park is an 86-acre (35 ha) campus in the Vedder Crossing neighbourhood on the south side of Chilliwack that houses several post-secondary institutions, including theUniversity of the Fraser Valley, theRCMP Pacific Region Training Centre, and theJustice Institute of British Columbia.
TheUniversity of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is the largest post-secondary school in Chilliwack, and the seventh largest in British Columbia in terms of full-time enrolment. It offers master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates and citations across a range of programs in fine arts, humanities, science, social sciences, applied communication, business, nursing, as well as technical and trade programs. Its campuses are located in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope and Mission.
| School | Level | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | Elementary | K-7 |
| Unity Christian School | Elementary-Secondary | K-12 |
| John Calvin School | Elementary | K-7 |
| Timothy Christian School | Elementary-Secondary | K-12 |
| Highroad Academy | Elementary-Secondary | K-12 |
| Mount Cheam Christian School | Elementary-Secondary | K-12 |
| Chilliwack Adventist Christian School | Elementary-Junior secondary | K-7 |
| Cascade Christian School | Elementary-Junior secondary | K-12 |
| School | Level | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Central Elementary Community School | Elementary | K-5 |
| Cheam Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Cultus Lake Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| East Chilliwack Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Evans Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| F.G. Leary Fine Arts Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Greendale Community Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Little Mountain Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| McCammon Traditional Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Promontory Heights Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Robertson Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Rosedale Traditional Community | Elementary, Middle | K-8 |
| Sardis Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt | Elementary, Middle | K-8 |
| Strathcona Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Tyson Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Unsworth Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Vedder Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Watson Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| Yarrow Community Elementary | Elementary | K-5 |
| A.D. Rundle Middle | Middle | 6–8 |
| Chilliwack Middle | Middle | 6–8 |
| Mt. Slesse Middle | Middle | 6–8 |
| Rosedale Traditional Community | Middle | 6–8 |
| Vedder Middle | Middle | 6–8 |
| Chilliwack Secondary | Secondary | 9–12 |
| G.W. Graham Secondary School | Secondary | 9–12 |
| Imagine High Integrated Arts and Technology Secondary | Secondary | 9–12 |
| Sardis Secondary | Secondary | 9–12 |
| Education Centre | Alternative | 8–12 |
| Fraser Valley Distance Education | Alternative | K-12 |
TheConseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique operates one Francophone school:école La Vérendrye primary school.[57]
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